Pixar Animation Studios' Brad Bird ("The Iron Giant", "The Incredibles") will direct "Ratatouille," the computer-animated mouse tale that was developed in-house by the studio's Oscar-winning short-film director Jan Pinkava ("Geri's Game") says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story centers on a skinny rodent who fancies himself a gourmand and lives in a Parisian restaurant. A sneak peek of the film, with fully rendered CG characters, was introduced by John Lasseter and shown to attendees at a Disney shareholders meeting in Anaheim on Friday.
It was expected that Pinkava would direct the project, and Bird was said to be developing a sequel to his 2004 Oscar-winning film "The Incredibles". "Ratatouille" is the eighth animated feature film produced by Pixar, it is scheduled for release June 29, 2007.
